Thursday’s schedule

Once again, we have three reporters out in the field to cover the Class AA games.

I’ll be at Fox Lane to see the Foxes take on Mahopac in what should not only be a great game between two talented teams, but also a match up of two of the best student sections in the area. Follow me @Lohud_DeFran for updates.

Josh will be at White Plains to see them take on Spring Valley. Follow him @LohudInsider for updates.

Rick Carpiniello is also helping us out again. He’ll be at Mount Vernon to see the Knights take on New Rochelle. Follow him @LoHudCarp for updates.

Got a score update? Leave a comment or tweet Josh (@LohudInsider) or me (@Lohud_DeFran). As always, check back later tonight for all the scores and recaps.

DAN DEFRANCESCO joined The Journal News and LoHud.com in May of 2012. He graduated from Arlington High School in 2007 and SUNY Plattsburgh in 2011 with a degree in journalism. He's covered boys basketball, girls lacrosse and soccer for the paper, in addition to college athletics.

Mt. Vernon has the chip on its shoulder. But… could New Rochelle pull off a bigger upset than the one it pulled out last year? Nahhh. Spring Valley has nothing to lose on the road this year. WP will be tight and coming off of a loss to New Ro…It doesnt look good for the Tigers. SV takes this one by 6 or 7. Mahopac has Simone, Martinez and Downes to overcome Fox Lane. Being on the road helps Mahopac. Their fans will travel. South will have it relatively easy over Arlington, by 10 – 12.

HOS ELITE IS IN THE BUILDING TODAY. ANDY BORMAN WILL HAVE HIS TOUGHEST WATCH SINCE HIS DAYS AT DUKE. BORMAN HAS MANY PLAYERS ON BOTH BENCHES TODAY. MUST BE A GOOD FEELING. NO MATTER WHICH TEAM WINS TODAY, BORMAN WILL HAVE SOME PLAYERS TO WATCH IN THE COUNTY CENTER.

Today is also a big day for me! Princess Jacquie has bestowed the honor on me to work with the Great Tommy Bruno on the Fox Lane vs Mahopac game. I fully expect the @mahopacmaniacs and @foxtape fans to honor Tommy in the Pregame with a “Tommy Bruno” chant! He needs to feel and hear the love and adoration from the fans! He has worked so hard this year and he deserves the spotlight. So I challenge the @mahopacmaniacss and @foxtape to step up!

I apologize to all my followers but I have to back out of reffing this game.I broke the news to Princess Jacquie. I’m very sick. It’s not about me though it’s all about the players, @mahopacmaniacs, @foxtape and of course the one and only Tommy Bruno!

Tim Bruno parades the court like a bag piper on St Paddys day. His whistle echos through the Halls and classrooms. They call him Jodie Foster of the referee board when she was in Silence of the Lambs. Timmy recently defeated Bob Cimino in an arn wrestling match easily. Anthony Nicodemo refuses to play him in a bench pressing contest.

The difference in the White Plains – Spring Valley game was number 4 on Spring Valley. He was simply too much under the basket, White Plains had nobody who could match up with him. Spring Valley won the game on the offensive boards. White Plains had a seemingly comfortable 11 point lead at the half and yet was down 8 after the third quarter. Spring Valley brought physical play to start the third quarter that somehow caught the White Plains side completely off guard. DeMello, the point guard, was White Plains only true ballhandler and Spring Valley’s physical guards hawked him and anyone else with the ball all night, it paid off in the end as in the final minute DeMello lost a possession and then with a second chance to win you can see the shot White Plains got off in the video above to try to win it. Jordan Tucker and White Plains had trouble with the physical nature of this game. You can certainly see Tucker’s shooting ability and talent when given a little room. It will certainly only improve with age. A nice season for White Plains, the better team did win tonight.

Judah Alexander had a solid game on both ends of the court, Banner hit a few big shots an Martin was tough. Both teams played aggressive defense. Big turning point was New Ro coming out of a time out down after cutting it to 4 with about 2 minutes left only to have the shot clock expire on them. They had momentum at that point.

Banner led MV in scoring with 10, Martin 9, Judah 8 and Kubaly 7

Highlight of the game was watching the MV faithful holding their breath while coach felt the need to have two 9th graders on the court with under 3 minutes left in a very tense rivalry game. Only at MV, only at MV.